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Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Multimedia Systems
General Summary:
Designs and develops technologies related to the generation or manipulation of content targeted at the human senses or machine perception. These technologies include speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, and augmented/virtual reality. Analyzes use cases related to multimedia technologies and performs functional decomposition to drive requirements for implementation into hardware or software. Performs system analysis and uses simulation modeling to propose algorithmic or system modifications that enable optimization of performance and power.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 11+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of experience working in one or more multimedia technology areas (i.e., speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, augmented/virtual reality).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Aligns multiple teams to address issues and generate solutions; creates well-defined architectures that meet ambiguous requirements and/or have a financial impact; works with multiple engineering teams across the systems department on design, development, modification, and evaluation of systems-level software and hardware.
- Executes on design reviews; uses industry expertise to drive platform development and system performance; reinforces design integrity based on constraints and/or capabilities.
- Leads cross-functional efforts to ensure customer requirements are gathered and agreed upon; communicates a technical vision for guiding the department to design products and solutions.
- Oversees technical vision for testing; guides multiple teams through tests, data analysis, and validation of design in alignment with product/technology roadmap; provides oversight on architectural decisions related to multimedia systems-level software, hardware, and/or products across multiple teams.
- Educates multiple teams on using appropriate tools and analyses; provides guidance to address patterns of issues and implications for work; coordinates multiple teams to address issues.
- Shares the strategy and goals for solutions; reviews escalated algorithm issues to provide direction, coaching, training, connection with other teams, and additional resources; uses deep and broad technical understanding to review advanced/contextual algorithms, provide implications for work across teams, and triage complex technical issues by generating new solutions and involving others; decide how solutions would be partitioned on the SOC level.
- Oversees and provides support to teams handling complex data engineering or data management issues for machine learning solutions within a domain.
- Reviews proposals or roadmaps of various levels of complexity for machine learning solutions; coordinates objectives across multiple teams working on design-related tasks for product proposals within the same department.
- Provides technical expertise to others within the team regarding experiments to train and evaluate machine learning solutions and communicates progress to key stakeholders.
- Evaluates topologies against performance, and cost variables and uses the feasibility findings to review the high-level design for multiple products, product families, or technologies; provides guidance, direction, and decision making; reviews the analysis and recommends complex route/topology that should be used to maximize performance, quality, and costs while reducing risks to the schedule and implementation.
- Acts as an expert resource to others on industry trends, competitors' products, and advances in various engineering fields related to multimedia systems products and technology; writes technical articles and publications; shares solutions and reviews best practices from open-source community; shares expertise within and/or across the department.
- Leverages deep technical expertise across domains to identify trends and define future solutions by contributing to discussions on the short- and long-term strategic direction of the product/technology roadmaps.
- Reinforces technical conversations across the department; resolves design and technical issues related to technical area of expertise; supports multiple teams in documenting technical and/or overall system issues; participates in patent application reviews.
Level of Responsibility:
- Working independently with no supervision.
- Providing supervision to other supervisors/managers who may be direct reports.
- Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
- Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. Role may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
- Overall responsibility to ensure budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional areas and organization are realistically set and attained.
- Having influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
- Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
- Regularly determining what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and objectives.
- Working on abstract problems in unique situations that require intricate analysis, and evaluation of ambiguous factors; directing the resolution of highly complex, unusual, or abstract business problems across functional or organization lines; thoroughly analyzing intangible variables, identifies, and evaluates fundamental issues, providing strategy and direction for major functional areas.
- Developing and redesigning organizational strategies and providing overall direction for various functional areas and/or entire organization. Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:
Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
EEO Employer:
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$228,400.00 - $342,600.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Multimedia Systems
General Summary:
Designs and develops technologies related to the generation or manipulation of content targeted at the human senses or machine perception. These technologies include speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, and augmented/virtual reality. Analyzes use cases related to multimedia technologies and performs functional decomposition to drive requirements for implementation into hardware or software. Performs system analysis and uses simulation modeling to propose algorithmic or system modifications that enable optimization of performance and power.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- Master's degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
OR
- PhD in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 11+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- 2+ years of experience working in one or more multimedia technology areas (i.e., speech, audio, imaging, computer vision, display, sensing, biometrics, augmented/virtual reality).
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
- Aligns multiple teams to address issues and generate solutions; creates well-defined architectures that meet ambiguous requirements and/or have a financial impact; works with multiple engineering teams across the systems department on design, development, modification, and evaluation of systems-level software and hardware.
- Executes on design reviews; uses industry expertise to drive platform development and system performance; reinforces design integrity based on constraints and/or capabilities.
- Leads cross-functional efforts to ensure customer requirements are gathered and agreed upon; communicates a technical vision for guiding the department to design products and solutions.
- Oversees technical vision for testing; guides multiple teams through tests, data analysis, and validation of design in alignment with product/technology roadmap; provides oversight on architectural decisions related to multimedia systems-level software, hardware, and/or products across multiple teams.
- Educates multiple teams on using appropriate tools and analyses; provides guidance to address patterns of issues and implications for work; coordinates multiple teams to address issues.
- Shares the strategy and goals for solutions; reviews escalated algorithm issues to provide direction, coaching, training, connection with other teams, and additional resources; uses deep and broad technical understanding to review advanced/contextual algorithms, provide implications for work across teams, and triage complex technical issues by generating new solutions and involving others; decide how solutions would be partitioned on the SOC level.
- Oversees and provides support to teams handling complex data engineering or data management issues for machine learning solutions within a domain.
- Reviews proposals or roadmaps of various levels of complexity for machine learning solutions; coordinates objectives across multiple teams working on design-related tasks for product proposals within the same department.
- Provides technical expertise to others within the team regarding experiments to train and evaluate machine learning solutions and communicates progress to key stakeholders.
- Evaluates topologies against performance, and cost variables and uses the feasibility findings to review the high-level design for multiple products, product families, or technologies; provides guidance, direction, and decision making; reviews the analysis and recommends complex route/topology that should be used to maximize performance, quality, and costs while reducing risks to the schedule and implementation.
- Acts as an expert resource to others on industry trends, competitors' products, and advances in various engineering fields related to multimedia systems products and technology; writes technical articles and publications; shares solutions and reviews best practices from open-source community; shares expertise within and/or across the department.
- Leverages deep technical expertise across domains to identify trends and define future solutions by contributing to discussions on the short- and long-term strategic direction of the product/technology roadmaps.
- Reinforces technical conversations across the department; resolves design and technical issues related to technical area of expertise; supports multiple teams in documenting technical and/or overall system issues; participates in patent application reviews.
Level of Responsibility:
- Working independently with no supervision.
- Providing supervision to other supervisors/managers who may be direct reports.
- Making decisions that are significant in impact, influencing overall program or project success, finances, and/or the ability to meet objectives; errors are not readily apparent due to the complexity of work process/product or time between decisions and results; errors typically result in significant expenditure of time, resources, and funds to correct.
- Using verbal and written communication skills to convey complex and/or detailed information to multiple individuals/audiences with differing knowledge levels. Role may require strong negotiation and influence, communication to large groups or high-level constituents.
- Overall responsibility to ensure budgets, schedules, and performance standards for functional areas and organization are realistically set and attained.
- Having influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
- Completing tasks that require multiple steps that can be performed in various orders; tasks require simultaneously executing multiple cognitive abilities and maintaining information in short- or long-term memory.
- Regularly determining what needs to be done and is involved with sharing innovative solutions to achieve broad policies and objectives.
- Working on abstract problems in unique situations that require intricate analysis, and evaluation of ambiguous factors; directing the resolution of highly complex, unusual, or abstract business problems across functional or organization lines; thoroughly analyzing intangible variables, identifies, and evaluates fundamental issues, providing strategy and direction for major functional areas.
- Developing and redesigning organizational strategies and providing overall direction for various functional areas and/or entire organization. Has influence over the formulation and achievement of long-term business plans and objectives.
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer. If you are an individual with a disability and need an accommodation during the application/hiring process, rest assured that Qualcomm is committed to providing an accessible process. You may e-mail disability-accomodations@qualcomm.com or call Qualcomm's toll-free number found here. Upon request, Qualcomm will provide reasonable accommodations to support individuals with disabilities to be able participate in the hiring process. Qualcomm is also committed to making our workplace accessible for individuals with disabilities. (Keep in mind that this email address is used to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. We will not respond here to requests for updates on applications or resume inquiries).
To all Staffing and Recruiting Agencies:
Our Careers Site is only for individuals seeking a job at Qualcomm. Staffing and recruiting agencies and individuals being represented by an agency are not authorized to use this site or to submit profiles, applications or resumes, and any such submissions will be considered unsolicited. Qualcomm does not accept unsolicited resumes or applications from agencies. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Qualcomm employees or any other company location. Qualcomm is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/applications.
EEO Employer:
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.
Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:
$228,400.00 - $342,600.00
The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.
If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers.
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Align your resume to Qualcomm's engineering taxonomy
Qualcomm structures engineering roles around specific domains: modem software, camera, AI, and chipset design. Tailor your resume to mirror that language exactly, because automated screening filters applications against those internal job families before a recruiter ever reads them.
Target teams working on FCC-regulated products
Engineering roles tied to wireless and broadcast technology often sit at the intersection of U.S. media and entertainment standards. Roles on those teams tend to have clearer specialty occupation documentation, which strengthens an H-1B petition and reduces the risk of a USCIS Request for Evidence.
Clarify CPT and OPT authorization before your first interview
If you're on F-1 status, confirm whether your program qualifies for STEM OPT extension. Qualcomm's engineering hiring cycle often runs several months, and knowing your exact authorization window prevents gaps between offer acceptance and your start date.
Ask about the LCA filing timeline during the offer stage
Before your employer can file an H-1B petition, DOL must certify a Labor Condition Application, which typically takes seven business days. Confirm with Qualcomm's immigration team that the LCA is filed before you give notice to any current employer, so there's no gap in your status.
Browse open Engineering roles at Qualcomm on Migrate Mate
Filtering by visa type and role function saves time when you need sponsorship-confirmed positions. Migrate Mate lets you search Qualcomm's engineering openings and verify which visa categories the company actively supports for each role type.
Prepare a degree equivalency letter if your credential is from outside the U.S.
USCIS scrutinizes whether a foreign credential meets specialty occupation standards. Get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member organization before your petition is filed, particularly if your degree is a three-year bachelor's or from an institution USCIS is unfamiliar with.
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Does Qualcomm sponsor H-1B visas for Engineers?
Yes, Qualcomm sponsors H-1B visas for engineering roles. The company files H-1B petitions across its core engineering functions, including hardware, software, and wireless systems. If you're selected in the annual H-1B lottery and receive an offer, Qualcomm's in-house immigration team handles the petition process. Roles tied to specialty domains like modem software or RF design tend to have well-documented specialty occupation justifications, which supports the petition.
Which visa types does Qualcomm commonly sponsor for Engineering roles?
Qualcomm sponsors a range of visa categories for engineering positions, including H-1B, H-1B1 for Chilean and Singaporean nationals, TN for Canadian and Mexican engineers, F-1 OPT and CPT for students, J-1 for exchange visitors, and employment-based Green Cards through the EB-2 and EB-3 preference categories. The right category depends on your nationality, degree level, and where you are in your career.
What qualifications does Qualcomm expect for Engineering positions?
Most engineering roles at Qualcomm require at minimum a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a closely related field. Roles in areas like modem firmware, camera ISP, or AI inference often prefer or require a master's degree or equivalent industry experience. For H-1B purposes, your degree must align directly with the duties of the specific role, not just engineering in general.
How do I apply for Engineering jobs at Qualcomm?
Start by browsing open engineering roles on Migrate Mate, where you can filter specifically for positions at Qualcomm that support your visa type. Once you identify a role, apply through Qualcomm's careers portal and tailor your application to the team's technology domain. Qualcomm's recruiting process typically includes a recruiter screen, technical interviews, and a hiring manager conversation before an offer is extended.
How do I plan my timeline if I need H-1B sponsorship for a Qualcomm engineering role?
The H-1B cap-subject filing window opens in March each year for an October 1 start date. If you're on F-1 OPT, your authorization window must bridge that gap. STEM OPT extension gives eligible graduates up to 24 additional months of work authorization, which can cover one or even two lottery cycles. Aligning your Qualcomm job search to start no later than January gives you enough runway to receive an offer, complete screening, and have your employer file before the registration deadline.
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